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I had a lot of really terrible advice early in my writing career and I cheesed off people without even knowing it, all the while thinking I was implementing good advice.

I try not to give too much advice, really, because people have to do their things their way. I got lots of advice when I was young, and I ignored most of it - the good and the bad.

People always say, 'Write what you know', but I've always found that to be terrible advice. It's quite limiting, what you know.

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.

I think advice is cheap. You can only really learn by doing and making mistakes.

The worst piece of advice I've gotten in my whole career is from somebody who said, 'Remember, it's all about likeability.'

The only real advice you can give anyone is to keep writing.

I never give advice unless someone asks me for it. One thing I've learned, and possibly the only advice I have to give, is to not be that person giving out unsolicited advice based on your own personal experience.

I hate giving advice, because people won't take it.